Tired of the usual classic jam? Want to experiment and try new flavors? Then catch a large selection of cherry jam recipes! The weight of the berries is indicated without seeds.
1. Sweet cherry jam
If you want to make it thick, add a little pectin or gelatin.
You will need: 2 kg cherries, 2 kg sugar.
Cooking: Remove the pits from the cherries, mash them with your hands and pour all the juice collected in the process into the same place. Stir with half the sugar, bring to a boil and add the rest of the sugar. Stir continuously, remove the foam and boil for another 3 minutes after boiling again. Immediately roll hot jam into jars.
2. Cherry Lemon Jam
Lemon better reveals the taste and aroma of the berry.
You will need: 1 kg cherry, 1 kg sugar, 1 lemon.
Cooking: Remove pits from cherries, sprinkle with sugar, add lemon juice and zest. Bring the mixture to a boil, boil for 5 minutes and leave to cool. Repeat the process twice more, and after the third cooking, immediately spread the jam into jars.
3. Cherry jam with orange
Just one orange – and such a different taste!
You will need: 1 kg cherry, 1 kg sugar, 1 orange.
Cooking: Remove the pits and sprinkle the cherries with sugar, and then leave for an hour. Stir the berries, bring to a boil and cook for half an hour over low heat. Pour in orange juice, add zest and boil for another 20-30 minutes, and then roll up.
4. Cherry jam with pineapples
An unusual combination to surprise and amaze.
You will need: 850 g cherries, 250 g pineapple, 0.5 lemon, 550 g sugar, 2 tbsp. cinnamon.
Cooking: Remove pits from cherries, finely chop pineapple, add lemon juice and cinnamon, and mix everything with sugar. Leave the mixture to brew for half an hour, bring to a boil, boil for 5 minutes and roll up.
5. Cherry jam with strawberries
A timeless classic for all occasions.
You will need: 500 g cherries, 500 g strawberries, 700 g sugar.
Cooking: Remove the pits from the cherries, chop the strawberries coarsely, sprinkle the berries with sugar and leave for 45 minutes. Bring the jam to a boil, boil for 5 minutes, remove the foam and pour into jars.
6. Jam with cherries and sweet cherries
At first glance it seems that nothing unexpected, but you just try!
You will need: 500 g cherries, 500 g cherries, 700 g sugar.
Cooking: Remove the pits, sprinkle the cherries and cherries with sugar, and put on low heat. Boil the berries for about 30 minutes, depending on the desired density. Pour jam into jars.
7. Cherry jam without sugar
This jam will definitely appeal to lovers of sour berries and pure flavors.
You will need: 1 kg of cherries.
Cooking: Remove the pits and lightly mash the cherries with your hands. Put it in a bowl over a water bath and cook, stirring occasionally. First, half an hour on high heat, then an hour on medium heat, and another hour on low heat. When you get the desired consistency, roll up the jam.
8. Pitted cherry jam
If there is no desire and time to mess around with the removal of the bones.
You will need: 600 g cherries, 700 g sugar.
Cooking: Rinse the cherries thoroughly, sprinkle with sugar and leave for half an hour. Bring to a boil, boil for 5 minutes and cool – and so on three more times. After the last boil, roll up the hot jam.
9. Thick cherry jam
For thickening, you can safely use ordinary gelatin.
You will need: 1 kg of cherries, 500 g of sugar, 25 g of gelatin, 100 ml of water.
Cooking: Remove the pits, cover the cherries with sugar for 15 minutes, bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. During this time, dissolve gelatin in water according to the instructions. Remove the jam from the heat, pour in the gelatin, stir and roll up.
10. Cherry jam with blueberries
Fragrant, thick and with a beautiful rich color.
You will need: 300 g cherries, 300 g blueberries, 250 g sugar, 30 g starch.
Cooking: Pour the berries with sugar and boil for half an hour over low heat, removing the foam. Dilute starch in water, pour into jam, mix and immediately pour everything into jars.
11. Jam with cherries and red currants
Incredibly healthy and tasty preparation for the winter for childrenand adults.
You will need: 1 kg cherries, 500 g red currants, 750 g sugar.
Cooking: Grind red currants with a meat grinder, add a little water and boil until thickened. In the same way, chop and boil the cherries, add sugar to it, and boil for another 15 minutes. Connect both masses, and after 15 minutes, remove from heat and roll up.
12. Cherry jam with honey and rosemary
Fast, original, and with an amazing flavor.
You will need: 800 g cherries, 450 g honey, 1 sprig of rosemary, 1 lemon, a pinch of salt.
Cooking: Remove pits, mix cherries with honey and bring to a boil. Add rosemary, boil for 20 minutes, and finally add salt and lemon juice. Pour the jam into sterilized jars.
13. Cherry jam with rose petals
It is better to use fresh fragrant tea rose buds.
You will need: 500 g cherries, 100 g rose petals, 400 g sugar, 200 ml water, 1 lemon.
Cooking: Boil water with sugar and add lemon juice to the syrup. Send rose petals and cherry halves to the same place, and boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool the jam and boil again for 7 minutes, cool again and boil, and then pour into jars.
14. Cherry jam with cocoa
Sounds interesting enough, right?
You will need: 1 kg cherries, 800 g sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 3 tbsp. cocoa.
Cooking: Remove the pits, sprinkle the cherries with sugar and leave for 4 hours. Gently stir the berry, add cocoa and cinnamon, bring to a boil and boil for half an hour. Pour jam into jars.
15. Cherry jam with cognac
Instead of cognac, you can use rum or brandy.
You will need: 1 kg of cherries, 1 kg of sugar, 100 ml of cognac.
Cooking: Remove pits from cherries, sprinkle with sugar and leave overnight. Bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, and let the jam cool completely. Boil again and cool again, and then bring to a boil for the last time. Pour in brandy, mix jam and pour into jars.
16. Cherry jam with agar-agar
Another way to make thick cherry jam for the winter.
You will need: 800 g cherries, 500 g sugar, 1 tsp. agar-agar, 50 ml of water.
Cooking: Pour pitted cherries with sugar and boil for 20 minutes over low heat. Dissolve agar-agar in warm water according to the instructions, pour into the jam and boil for another 3 minutes, stirring, and then roll up.
17. Cherry jam with nuts
Cherries go well with nuts in various desserts. So why not try the jam too?
You will need: 3 kg cherries, 2 kg sugar, 300 g walnuts.
Cooking: Remove the pits, sprinkle the cherries with sugar, bring to a boil and boil for an hour over low heat. Grind the walnuts, add to the jam, boil for another 5-10 minutes and roll up.
18. Cherry jam with apricots
Cut the apricots into slices or chop with a blender – as you like.
You will need: 700 g cherries, 700 g apricots, 1 kg sugar, 150 ml water.
Cooking: Remove all the bones, cover the apricots with sugar, pour in water and boil for 10 minutes after boiling. Add the cherries and continue to cook, stirring, until the syrup thickens. Roll jam into jars.
19. Cherry jam with chocolate
We advise you to take dark dark chocolate – it is much more piquant!
You will need: 500 g cherries, 50 g chocolate, 300 g sugar, 40 g cocoa.
Cooking: Melt the sugar until golden and add the pitted cherries to the caramel. Cook everything together for 10-15 minutes after boiling, cool, and repeat this step 4 more times. At the very end, add cocoa and chocolate, mix thoroughly, boil for the last time and put the jam in jars.
20. Cherry mint jam
An easy and refreshing jam recipe for tea.
You will need: 1 kg of cherries, 500 g of sugar, 3 sprigs of mint.
Cooking: Remove the pits from the cherries, sprinkle with sugar and leave for half an hour. Bring to a boil, add mint leaves and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Remove the jam from the fire, leave for 2-3 hours, and boil again, and then roll it into jars.